By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — In Israel, it is a common custom for young Israelis to gather on the streets after Kol Nidre for an evening of fun and flirting. Many of the teenagers can be seen wearing the traditional white of the holiday. The teens, including both secular and more religious youth, will […]
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron (Melody: “America” from West Side Story) Puerto Rico, You ravaged island , Island of Cat 4 destruction. Bad place to build my casinos. Since most people there are Latinos. * Puerto Rico, You crippled island. Island without any power. Always the hurricanes blowing, Always the devastation growing. And the debts you’re owing,
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — An old joke that’s resurfacing tells of a little boy coming home from school and excitedly telling his mother, “I got a part in the class play” “Great,” says his mom, “What character do you play?” “A Jewish husband,” the boy replied. “Well, you go right back and tell
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — The Star Spangled Banner, America’s national anthem, has been in the news in recent years as NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, and then others, have chosen not to stand during its playing at athletic events as a political statement. Last week, President Donald Trump suggested that NFL owners should fire players
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−At a rally in Alabama, President Trump urged owners of NFL teams to fire players who refuse to stand when the Star Spangled Banner is played. Next he disinvited the Golden State Warriors from visiting the White House because Steph Curry refused to attend. Oakland A’s catcher Bruce Maxwell responded by
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−President Trump has started to use song title memes like “Rocket Man” to label his political friends and foes. Here are some other song title memes he plans to use in the future: * Eve of Destruction=North Korea * Witchy Woman=Hillary Clinton * Sympathy for the Devil=Steve Bannon * From Russia
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Many holidays have lost much of their original purpose and meaning as the American retail industry has ramped up its sales promotions, leading to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day sales events, Black Friday mall openings beginning during the Thursday Thanksgiving feast, and even Memorial Day mattress sales. The Jewish
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−The World Clowns Association has picketed screenings of the movie It carrying signs that read: “Black, white, and red faces matter.” * Both houses of Congress passed a congressional resolution condemning the white nationalist march in Charlottesville, Virginia. President Trump signed it despite his continuing insistence that the anti-racist protesters were equally
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his family are embroiled in numerous scandals. Recent court documents show that the Prime Minister is a suspect in two investigations of “fraud, breach of trust and bribes,” with the Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom saying on its front page recently that his indictment is imminent.
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Middle East, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−As Hurricane Irma headed toward Florida, President Trump convened a cabinet meeting, but nothing was released about what was discussed. Russia obtained a transcript and handed it over to Wikileaks for publication. Here’s what we know. * Cabinet members spent the first thirty minutes of the meeting praising Trump as the
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK–President Trump is so impressed with two Jewish customs described to him by his son-in-law, he’s urging even non-Jews to employ them. One of the pre-High Holy Day practices in question is tashlich, in which Jews symbolically cast their sins into flowing water with pieces of bread, usually on the
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−What should the world do when the testosterone twins throw tantrums and start comparing the size and potency of their missiles? As the Chinese say, erections have consequences. * Before signing the Executive Order to rescind DACA, President Trump professed his love for the Dreamers and assured them he would handle
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Last month, Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta won reelection to a second term against opposition leader Raila Odinga. However, the country’s Supreme Court ruled that due to election irregularities, the results are nullified and a new election must be held within the next 60 days. There has been a Jewish presence in
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — It’s not widely known, but President Trump has been listening to – and been emotionally moved by — accounts of such Biblical events as the plague of darkness, the Flood, and the sun and moon standing still for Joshua to annihilate his enemies. Trump reportedly has been inspired
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